Fabrizio Romano has now confirmed that Enzo Maresca stays the highest candidate to interchange Pep Guardiola when he leaves Manchester Metropolis.
This leaves Liverpool in a beneficial place forward of the summer season, with Arne Slot’s job coming beneath growing scrutiny.
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The Merseysiders danger falling outdoors of the Champions League spots with seven video games left within the Premier League season.
A failure that may absolutely seal the Dutch head coach’s future (or lack thereof) at Anfield.
Manchester Metropolis aren’t Xabi Alonso
Romano tweeted on X (previously Twitter) that the Sky Blues ‘actually respect’ the previous Chelsea boss.
🚨 Manchester Metropolis will let Pep Guardiola resolve what he needs to do together with his future.
As reported since January, Enzo Maresca is the favourite candidate if/when Pep decides to depart.
Regardless of stories on Kompany, #MCFC actually respect Maresca.
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— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 2, 2026
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Past the plain by way of what this implies for Alonso’s future, it does, maybe, hand the Reds an extra benefit.
If we’re to take stories from the likes of Paul Joyce and Co. – on FSG absolutely backing Slot regardless of the sack rumours – as gospel, it appears Liverpool may take a raffle forward of the 2025/26 season.
Liverpool may take Arne Slot gamble
In accordance with stories popping out of the membership, it could appear that Liverpool are completely ready to stay to their weapons.
Nonetheless, that’s all the time gave the impression to be one thing of a large gamble. Say, as an illustration, that the Reds do look to stay with Arne Slot going into the 2026/27 marketing campaign, what occurs if the Premier League title push is already over by Christmas? How far will FSG’s persistence prolong?
And, critically, what it could imply for candidates like Xabi Alonso whom the membership is known to admire?
Theoretically, if Metropolis are certainly pursuing Enzo Maresca, there isn’t actually one other job round that may massively enchantment to the Spaniard.
Sure, the Bayern Munich job can be of nice curiosity if Vincent Kompany had been to half methods. However that’s not going to occur any time quickly – not with out Man Metropolis pushing to convey their former favoured son to Manchester.
In that case, may Alonso be ready to attend within the wings within the occasion that Liverpool’s religion in Arne Slot doesn’t repay in 2026/27?
It’s one hell of a raffle, however it is likely to be one the membership is ready to take in the event that they don’t really feel they’re going to overlook out on the previous Bayern Leverkusen coach within the meantime.
